Sturt Fleurieu General Practice Education and Training
203
50.4
77
121
59.6
Total SA
403
140
256
63.5
Western Australia
WAGPET Ltd
541
100.0
174
378
69.9
Total WA
541
174
378
69.9
Tasmania
General Practice Training Tasmania
146
100.0
36
104
71.2
Total TAS
146
36
104
71.2
Northern Territory
Northern Territory General Practice Education Ltd
155
100.0
59
97
62.6
Total NT
155
59
97
62.6
Australia
4,936
1,529
3,182
64.5
Registrars may train within more than one regional training provider or state. The totals may not sum to the state totals and the state totals may not sum to the national total.
Beyond Medical Education serves an area that crosses over part of New South Wales and part of Victoria.
All training in ACT is included in the totals for CoastCityCountry Training Inc.
Source: The Australian Government Department of Health
Rural Pathway
In 2015, there were 2,459 registrars undertaking general practice training through the rural pathway.
The number of rural pathway registrars for each state and territory is shown in Table 4.35. The table also shows the percentage of all rural pathway registrars training in each jurisdiction. In 2015, the largest proportion of rural pathway registrars was trained in Queensland, followed by New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.
Table 4.35: General practice rural pathway trainees by state/territory, 2015
NSW/ACT
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
AUS
Number(a)
608
494
669
203
231
135
119
2,459
Proportion (%)
24.7
20.1
27.2
8.3
9.4
5.5
4.8
100.0
Includes both basic and advanced trainees together.
Source: Medical colleges and the Australian Government Department of Health
This section provides information on the number of Australian vocational trainees who sat college or faculty examinations in 2014 and the number of trainees who successfully passed.
Current Data
Table 4.36 presents data on the number of trainees sitting their final or fellowship examinations and highlights the considerable variation in the pass rate across medical specialties and even for different examinations required by colleges for a particular specialty. Further information on the requirements of each college is provided under the heading ‘Training Assessment’ in Appendix B.
Table 4.36: Vocational trainees sitting a final or fellowship examination: Trainees sitting and proportion passing by medical specialty, 2014